Pat Robertson declares that just as every other country to accept homosexuality and gay marriage has failed, so shall the […]
feminism skepticism
“….Seriously?” of the day
“Context matters” is the title Jen McCreight gives to a recent blog post on flirting behavior at conferences, but “Incredible […]
LGBT, politics
Favorite reactions to New York legalizing gay marriage
From Radley Balko: “New York legalizes gay marriage. In protest, Newt Gingrich promptly divorces his third wife.” From Popehat: “I […]
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The daughter test
…also known as one of the more offensive and stupid ways of thinking about policy I’ve heard. Offered, surprisingly, by […]
freedom of speech, politics
Being rude to the police: dumb, not criminal
…and it is only dumb because it will be treated, often successfully, as criminal. But not this time: Man who […]
LGBT, sexuality
Those immoral, sinful, perverse, lucky lesbians
From How to be a Retronaut: Lesbian Pulp Fiction, 1935-1958 The description at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library site […]
feminism, film
The perfect comment on Pixar’s new film
I’m happy that Pixar is finally producing a film, to be released next year, with a female protagonist. I am, […]
justice, politics
“It would be nice if we remembered that torture is immoral.”
That was a quote from a comment about one man’s experience of solitary confinement in prison. I would say it […]
feminism, sexuality
Taming the tiger
Ed posted at Dispatches today about Slut Walk and Vox Day’s reaction to it. My favorite comment of the thread […]